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<h1>About</h1>
If the book
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					    <li><font><font class="">Book began in 1996 in Fjalkinge by Henrik Nordström, and was primarily a regional Gadget for Scania. </font><font>After a few years expanded the book to offer buy &amp; sell ads across the country.</font></font></li>
					    <li><font><font>Block owned by the Norwegian media group Schibsted.</font></font></li>
					    <li><font><font>The block is now the largest buying and selling market. </font><font>There are over half a million ads on the block right now.</font></font></li>
					    <li><font><font>Book reaches about 4 million unique visitors per week. </font><font class="">The block is the third largest site for MSN and Aftonbladet.se (source kiaindex.org).</font></font></li>
					    <li><font><font>95% of the population know the book. *</font></font></li>
					    <li><font><font>Nearly 7 out of 10 Swedes have bought or sold anything on the Block. *</font></font></li>
					    <li><font><font>6 of 10 things that individuals advertise the book sold within a week. *</font></font></li>
					    <li><font><font>The value of all ads in 2010 was 212 billion. </font><font>This represents 6.4% of Sweden's GDP. *</font></font></li>
					    <li><font><font>Summer 2010 was launched </font></font><a href="http://shopping.blocket.se" target="_blank"><font><font>book E-commerce</font></font></a><font><font> , a new section of the book where the Swedes can find and buy new products online.</font></font></li>
					    <li><font><font>Block headquarter is located in central Stockholm.</font></font></li>
					    <li><font><font>Company information: Company name: block AB, corporate identity number: 556610-3429, Registered office: Stockholm</font></font></li>
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					<p class="quote clearer footnote"><font><font>* Source Synovate 2009</font></font></p>

					<h3><font><font>How can the book have become so big?</font></font></h3>
					<p><font><font>Simplicity is something we strive for and any development designed to make life easier for buyers and sellers. </font><font>Since our audience is a cross-section of the population - young and old, mature and internet newbies - so we try to design the service to fit as many as possible.</font></font></p>

					<h3><font><font>Book business</font></font></h3>
					<p><font><font>Block shall provide the simplest, most effective and safest ad site for Buy and Sell in Sweden.</font></font></p>

					<h3><font><font>What we turn to</font></font></h3>
					<p><font><font>Book began as an advertising space for individuals, but today, even companies that outsource row and banner ads is an important customer group.</font></font></p>

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